Afshin
| Afshin / افشین | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Middle Persian |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Afšīn, Afşin, Afşın |
Afshin (Persian: افشین / Afšīn; Turkish: Afşın or Afşin) is a common Persian, Turkish and Urdu "Afsheen" given name, which is a modern Persian word derived from Avestan. Afshin was used by the Sogdians.[1] Historically, it was the princely title of the rulers of Osrushana at the time of the Muslim conquest.[2] The Afshins of Osrushana were an Iranian principality in Central Asia of whom the later Abbasid general Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin is the most famous.
Etymology
Afšīn is the Arabicized form of the Middle Persian Pišīn, which traces back to the Avestan Pisinah. In pre-Islamic Iranian tradition, it is the name of a grandson of Kayānid king Kavād (Yt. 13.132, 19.71). In the Islamic period, it is found as a proper name attested by Armenian historians in the form Ōšin (from Awšin).[3]
People
- Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (died 841), Abbasid general
- Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Saj (died 901), Sājid ruler of Āzarbāijān
- Afshin (singer), full name Afshin Jafari, Iranian pop star
- Afshin Ghotbi (born 1964), Iranian football coach
- Afshin Norouzi (born 1985), Iranian table tennis player
- Arash Afshin (born 1989), Iranian footballer
Places
- Afşin, a town in the Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey
References
- ↑ Mehrdad Kia (27 June 2016). The Persian Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-61069-391-2.
- ↑ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afsin-princely-title
- ↑ AFŠĪN in Encyclopedia Iranica. C.E. Bosworth. Online edition. 2010.